July 29, 2013: Morning
- Armed thief enters French Riviera hotel, makes off with an estimated $50 million in jewelry.
- The biggest jewelry heists in the last 10 years.
- The real story about Snowden's revelations is that you can't trust an American cloud.
- Every mistake by a major news organization was proof that the new order had arrived.
- John Adams's most scathing insults.
- Desmond Tutu: "I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven."
- Osaka apartment building charges rent based on weight loss or gain; for every 2.2 pounds lost, $10 is deducted.
- Beef stem-cell burger to be served in London for £250,000; could lead to lab-grown meat in supermarkets in 10 years.
- Science explains why food tastes better when it's browned.
- After a lawsuit noted Naked juices' vitamins are synthetic, Pepsi to remove their "natural" label.
- Reddit challenge: Write a two-sentence horror story.
- Once a way to beat the Hamptons traffic, summer Fridays hang on—yet face extinction by mobile email.
- An interactive map shows how, after a month of Citi Bike, New Yorkers' commuting patterns have changed.
- See also: Citi Bike isn't without its detractors—because people hate cheaters.
- Whether or not the "Facebook facelift" is real, it's fun to say.
- A visual explanation of neorealism.